EPYC 9654 vs Athlon X4 970

Primary Details

Comparing Athlon X4 970 and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1928	4
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	no data	10.11
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Genoa
Release date	27 July 2017 (6 years ago)	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$11,805
Current price	$59	$4544 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed Specifications

Athlon X4 970 and EPYC 9654 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	96
Threads	4	192
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	246 mm2	12x 72 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	78,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 970 and EPYC 9654 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Socket	AM4	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 970 and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 970 and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 970 and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	460.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 970 and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 9654 outperforms Athlon X4 970 by 4516% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	1.71	78.94
Recency	27 July 2017	10 November 2022
Physical cores	4	96
Threads	4	192
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	360 Watt

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